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"The Father of __" (Edmond Hoyle) (5)

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I believe the answer is:

whist

(Other definitions for whist that I've seen before include "Old card game" , "Popular card game, sometimes solo" , "Trick-taking card game" , "calls for silence?" , "Demand silence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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